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Isobel Johnston 1811 – 1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1811

Birth Location: Park, Birsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland

Death Date: 24 February 1883

Death Location: Hall of Rendall, Orkney, Scotland

Father: Alexander Johnston

Mother: Margaret Moar

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Ann Spence

Isobel Johnston was born in 1811 in Park, Birsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland, the child of Alexander Johnston and Margaret Moar. Isobel Johnston had children including Ann Moar Spence. Isobel Johnston passed away in 1883 in Hall of Rendall, Orkney, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Isobel Johnston was born in 1811 in Park, Birsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland, the child of Alexander Johnston and Margaret Moar.
  • Isobel Johnston had children including Ann Moar Spence.
  • Isobel Johnston passed away in 1883 in Hall of Rendall, Orkney, Scotland.

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Isobel Johnston's Ancestors

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Isobel Johnston
1811 – 1883
Birth Place: Park, Birsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Johnston
1790 –
Cooperhouse, Northside, Birsay, Orkney, Scotland
Margaret Moar
1789 –
Birsay, Orkney, Scotland
Grandparents
William Johnston
1757 –
Cooperhouse, Northside, Birsay, Orkney, Scotland
Janet Folster
1759 –
Birsay, Orkney, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Folster
1730 –
Janet Huntow
1733 – 1834
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Isobel Johnston's Descendants

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Isobel Johnston (1811 – 24 February 1883)
  1. 1. Ann (Moar) Spence (6 MAY 1838 – 19 MAR 1923)
    1. 1. Isabella (Spence) Fraser (3 Jun 1867 – 28 Jun 1949)
      1. 1. Annabella Halcro (1898 – ) m. William Hourston (1895 – )
        1. 1. William Hourston (1921 – ) m. Mary (Edith) MacKay (1920 – )

Isobel Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1811
1811
Birth of Isobel Johnston in Park, Birsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland
Park, Birsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland
1883
24 February 1883
Age 72
Death of Isobel Johnston in Hall of Rendall, Orkney, Scotland
Hall of Rendall, Orkney, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1811
    Event Place: Park, Birsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 February 1883
    Event Place: Hall of Rendall, Orkney, Scotland

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